Hello all! I'm a small town girl that has big dreams. That may be all they ever are, but they're good to have anyway. I love to sing, write, play on the internet, read and almost anything that has to do with animals. I've never been married and have no children unless you count my three cats. I'm the youngest out of three children and I'm 33 years old.

The stories that I like to write the most are ones that deal with different people and how they deal with tough situations. Human interaction can be quite interesting to say the least, and I like having my characters respond in unusual ways. I have a very quirky sense of humor and I guess it shows. Good. I like to laugh and to make others laugh. I'mletting my email address appear here because I love getting email and responding to it. Ireally enjoy meeting new people, so don't be afraid to drop me a line or two

I have been a phan for only a couple of years, but it has started to become a real fascination for me. Although the history of my Erik will be based quite a bit on the work by Susan Kay, this Erik is quite a bit of my own creation. I don't know if there are any other future/time travel stories about the Phantom out there because I'm too busy writing my own story. This is a new situation for Erik. He's encountering things that he never dreamed he would and he's going to have a lot to adjust to. It won't be all sunshine and roses, though, so don't think it will be.

At the risk of being booed or whatever, while I really enjoyed the new Phantom movie, I mean the special effects were awesome, the costumes lovely and the music well, to die for, but I still prefer Michael Crawford's musical rendition of the Phantom. Now all the Gerrard lovers, don't get up and beat me all at once. I think Gerard has a lot of potential and talant. I'm just an old fuddy duddy who really enjoyed the range of emotion that Michael put into his singing. I blame the execs working on the new Phantom movie for perhaps not allowing Gerrard the full range he's capable of. I got pure anger out of much of his performance, which I think is what the director wanted, not the longing and anquish of the musical that made Erik more than just an angry monster.

Well, there, I've had my say, don't hate me for it. As I said, I'm not knocking Gerrard, he's definately a sight for sore eyes and I look forward to seeing him in more films to come. I'mjust not happy with TPTB of the new movie. 'Nough said.

I hope you all enjoy my story.

RD Phantom